Previous steps to take before the imminent arrival of OS X El Capitan 10.11

One of the tasks that we have to perform before carrying out an installation or update of the Mac operating system is undoubtedly carry out cleaning and backup of those data or important documents that we have in our machine.

To carry out our backups, the best and most advisable is the old known Time Machine, but we can always carry out backups outside of Time Machine on an external hard drive or similar, that is up to each of us. Before making a backup The first thing is to eliminate everything that we do not use, whether they are applications or documents and this is the basis to get off to a good start in the next OS X.

Make a backup

This is a step that many users say is not necessary since Mac is really safe and does not lose information when OS X is updated, but we have to be clear that when we update the operating system we are somehow 'resetting' our machine. While it is true that there are usually no document loss problems in OS X, it is always better to have a backup in our Time Machine of everything that is most important.

There is the option to automate backups from the Time Machine tool itself, but before updating it is advisable to do this backup manually. What I advise is to have at least another 'backup' for all those really important documents either on an external hard drive or similar to avoid problems.

Eliminate the applications and programs that we do not use

This is for me the 'most important step' when I am going to install a new operating system on my Mac. Many of the programs or applications that we download and have installed on our Mac do not even use them, so before the arrival of the new version is the best time to clean and save space on our hard drive.

Disk Permission Repair

Another of the steps that many of us overlook in addition to the previous one and that is also important to carry out before installing a new OS X. Although it is true that I recommend doing this every so often to keep the Hard Drive in good condition, when We are going to install a new operating system, it is highly recommended before carrying out this simple action from Disk Utility, we can even automate this task. Once this task is done we can 'empty the trash' to have everything perfect and well organized on the desktop.

Check the applications we use

Before launching to update without further ado, check that all the programs and applications you need are supported by OS X El Capitan 10.11. It is true that now it does not happen as much as before, but imagine that you update your OS X and then you cannot use any application or tool for your daily work.

All ready!

Many users who do not have to fiddle with application tests and other inventions, how we can do it, can update the new version of Apple's operating system just above its current version calmly, think that Apple does not specify that we have to perform a 'format' of our Mac to install a new version of OS X this is something that is usually done if we have problems or failures of some kind in our computer.

What is clear is that Apple will launch the official version of OS X El Capitan tomorrow and that is why it is good to take some time and leave the Mac ready with our backup copy, permission repair and other tips to avoid problems in the future and not carry errors from previous versions.